Hanna Bekker vom Rath

Hanna Bekker vom Rath (née vom Rath; 7 September 1893 – 8 August 1983) was a German painter.

Self Portrait with Hat (c. 1948)

Early life

Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Hanna vom Rath began studying painting with Ottilie Roederstein in Hofheim, Hesse. During World War I, she moved to Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, where she studied under Ida Kerkovius and Adolf Hölzel.[1]

Career

Inspired by the avant-garde and moved by their persecution under the Nazi Party, she organised clandestine art exhibitions during the war.[2] For her wartime actions, she was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1964.[1] Much of Bekker vom Rath's portfolio, including "still lifes, portraits and landscapes, in styles ranging from Expressionism to New Objectivity", remain missing.[1]

Personal life

Hanna vom Rath married Peter Bekker in 1920; they separated in 1928.[1]

References
  1. "Hanna Bekker as a Painter Cabinet Exhibition". Museum Wiesbaden. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. Andersen, Poul (2001). The Demon Chained Under Turtle Mountain: The History and Mythology of the Chinese River Spirit Wuzhiqi. G+H. p. 4. ISBN 9783931768553.
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